Derek Walcott

The castaway in Desert Island Discs this week is poet and playwright Derek Walcott. Recent winner of the WH Smith award, and described by his admirers as one of the greatest contemporary exponents of the English language, he'll be talking to Sue Lawley about his early life in St Lucia - a place he frequently returns to, when not at his post of Professor of Poetry at Boston University.

[Taken from the original programme material for this archive edition of Desert Island Discs]

Choices

1.

Frédéric Chopin

Les Sylphides

Orchestra: The Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Herbert von Karajan

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Paul Simon

Born At The Right Time

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Mighty Sparrow

Ten To One Is Murder

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4.

Beniamino Gigli

O Paradiso

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Bob Marley

No Woman No Cry

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Shelley Plimpton

Frank Mills (from Hair)

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7.

Bob Marley

Redemption Song

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Castaway's favourite

Paul Simon

You Can Call Me Al

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Book

Ulysses by James Joyce

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Luxury item

Carton of cigarettes

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